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The Case For Working With Your Hands paperback english - 1/21/2011

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Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN 13	9780141047294
Author	Matthew Crawford
Book Format	Paperback
Language	English
Book Subtitle	Or Why Office Work Is Bad For Us And Fixing Things Feels Good

Book Description	It's time to rethink our attitudes to work. For too long we have convinced ourselves that the only jobs worth doing involve sitting at a desk. Generations of school-leavers head for university lacking the skills to fix or even understand the most basic technology. And yet many of us are not suited to office life, while skilled manual work provides one of the few and most rewarding paths to a secure living. Drawing on the work of our greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Heidegger, from Karl Marx to Iris Murdoch, as well as on his own experiences as an electrician and motorcycle mechanic, Matthew Crawford's irreverent and inspiring manifesto will change the way you think about work forever.
Editorial Review	The sleeper hit of the publishing season- Boston Globe. A short book that punches hard and deserves to spark off a wide debate -Herald Scotland. Elegant and humorous- The Times. [A] tender, wise little volume ... Crawford is a kindred spirit -- Lionel Shriver May upend your preconceptions about labour and, just maybe, cause you to rethink your career (or how you spend your weekends) ... Impassioned and profound- Washington Post. While the specifics come from American experience, almost everything in the book also holds true for Britain -- Ian Jack - Guardian. A surprise hit ... Americans, perhaps, have found their guide- Financial Times. A breakout success ... touched a big nerve, quickly becoming a national best seller and generating widespread publicity- New York Times. The best self-help book that I've ever read. Kind of like Heidegger and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance- Slate. A masterpiece filled with surprises- Dallas Morning News.
About the Author	Matthew Crawford is a philosopher and mechanic. He has a Ph.D. in political philosophy from the University of Chicago and served as a postdoctoral fellow on its Committee on Social Thought. Currently a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, he also runs Shockoe Moto, an independent motorcycle repair shop.
Publication Date	1/21/2011
Number of Pages	256

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